Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here’s why it happened in Africa
It was the abundance specifically of medium and large grazers in fertile savannas, concentrated near water in the dry season, that enabled the …
China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world
The plan to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra as part of China’s immense Belt and Road Initiative threatens the habitat …
Astro-ecology: Counting orangutans using star-spotting technology
A new collaboration between astrophysicists, conservationists and ecologists is aiming to save rare and endangered animals such as the Great Apes …
Ape-men of Flores: Gregory Forth talks about academia’s bias against testimonies of local people
Forth has concluded that a latter-day Homo floresiensis or another hominin, appears to be the best explanation for the Lio ape-man, and says he …
‘Severe pressure will be put on forests, ecosystems in Nusantara and the rest of Kalimantan’
Down To Earth speaks to veteran orangutan expert Birute Mary Galdikas on how the shifting of Indonesia’s capital will affect …
Primates are facing an impending extinction crisis - but we know very little about what will actually protect them
By adopting an evidence-based approach to the conservation of primates, we can ensure they continue to enchant us in the future
More humans means less Great Apes, says first pan-African assessment
Agriculture, linear infrastructure, population density and even GDP and corruption influence Great Ape densities in Africa
‘Changing climatic conditions induce vegetation changes, which shapes human evolution’
DTE speaks with professor Rajeev Patnaik to understand the relationship of evolution with climate
Yes, black Africans did construct architectural marvels
The persistent racial stereotype of blacks not having intelligence has often had tragic consequences. It is time to end it
Global Eco Watch: How climate may have helped exacerbate Spanish Flu
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
Climate change threatens African great apes habitats, may witness frequent extreme climate events in future
Majority of ape sites would be subject to a high frequency of heatwaves, finds new research
India’s only orangutan seriously ill in Odisha’s Nandankanan zoo
The animals has been ill for quite some time and its health worsened recently
COVID-19: Great apes may be vulnerable, say experts
Apes are susceptible to our diseases, said Ian Redmond, a tropical field biologist
Frans de Waal showed non-human species are more complex than they are given credit for: Anindya Sinha
Down To Earth spoke to Sinha, one of India’s leading primate experts, about the legacy of the Dutch-American primatologist, who passed …
Nearly 180,000 of Africa’s great apes face threats due to mining: Study
About 20% of mining areas intersect with critical habitats
Non-human ‘doctor’: In a first, male Sumatran orangutan ‘Rakus’ recorded using medicinal plant to heal his wound
Finding shows medical wound treatment may have possibly arisen in a common ancestor shared by humans and great apes
